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Jul
2
Cape League to Players: No More Chew!
Posted by Greg | Filed Under News |
Mike Rocha from New Bedford’s South Coast Today is reporting that the Cape Cod Baseball League recently warned players and coaches to stop using chewing tobacco, which is banned by the league.
Punishment of offenses escalates from $500 to banishment for the remainder of the season.
Commissioner Paul Galop tells the newspaper that the league has an arrangement with David’s Sunflower Seeds which donates seeds as a “safe” alternative. The league provides the sunflowers free to players. If you’ve ever visited a Cape dugout after a game you can be assured that the donation is going to good use.
From the Cape Cod Times, dated Jun-28…
ENFORCING TOBACCO RULE
The Cape League instituted an automatic $500 fine this year for any franchise in violation of the NCAA tobacco rules, which prohibit chew or dip use by players and coaches. Turns out the league was serious. Yarmouth-Dennis was hit with the fine this week, the first franchise to feel the wrath of commissioner Paul Galop and the league.
RUSS CHARPENTIER
I don’t know why, but I am amazed that this is a problem.
I also was sitting in the bleachers at Falmouth Sunday night and saw a guy with a pipe smoking! What do people think this is, the Alaska League? (Maybe they will quote me again and link to CodBall).
What partially drives the enforcement of this rule is the fact that most of these games are played on school property…i.e. Falmouth, Bourne, Harwich, Wareham, Brewster, Hyannis, YD.
In Massachusetts, you cannot use tobacco on school property; including athletic and other outdoor areas. This alone is enought to enforce this rule. Like Andrew said though about the guy smoking a pipe, I too see people smoking around the league. I think most people think that because they are outside, they can smoke but I know that most parks have a PA announcement specific to tobacco use at the games.
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